Category Archive: CUNY Solidarity

The General Assembly of the Graduate Center, CUNY Stands in Solidarity with The Students for a Free Cooper Union We, the General Assembly of the Graduate Center of the City University of New… Continue reading →

Within the past week, several faculty and student bodies around CUNY have come out in strong support of the Queensborough Community College (QCC) English department faculty for refusing to bow to administration pressures… Continue reading →

Chancellor Goldstein sent an email via the CUNY Newswire this afternoon responding to an incident at Queensborough Community College (QCC), in which the interim vice-president Karen Steele threatened to cut courses and gut the… Continue reading →

The Professional Staff Congress (PSC) passed a resolution on Friday, September 7 in support of the Chicago Teachers Union along with pledging $3,500 for the CTU solidarity fund. The CTU is currently on… Continue reading →

BMCC’s Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously passed a resolution against NYPD’s stop and frisk policy, citing the murders of Trayvon Martin and Ramarley Graham. The resolution was passed by the College Council and… Continue reading →

On Tuesday in New York City, CUNY students and a pop-up of the Free University will stand in solidarity with Quebec students who will be marching in record numbers, in defense of the right to protest, and for the right to education as we determine it.

The Professional Staff Congress (the faculty and staff union) and the Brooklyn College Student Union have announced a Vigil in Solidarity with the two Brooklyn College students arrested for peacefully demonstrating outside of… Continue reading →

The Medgar Evers Coalition for Academic Excellence and Mission Integrity (MEC Coalition) has announced a press conference on the steps of City Hall on May 3, 2012 at 10am. The press conferences comes… Continue reading →

Five CUNY students still facing charges associated with the N21 protests at Baruch appeared before a judge this morning. The students were blocked from attending the Board of Trustees public hearing and faced… Continue reading →

Earlier this week, a call went out for submissions to The Free CUNY, a student-authored, student-edited CUNY-wide publication, which will disseminate news and opinions relevant to the CUNY community. According to the zine’s… Continue reading →

Brooklyn College Student Union has released a letter to department chairs offering allegiance to “any member of the faculty who discusses, endorses, participates in, or otherwise supports any Occupy Wall Street related causes or events.”… Continue reading →

Dozens of CUNY faculty have signed a letter stating their support for students and faculty, both permanent and adjunct, participating in May Day events and the Free University, as well as a CUNY-Wide Day… Continue reading →

A coalition of New York City students and educators, from high schools, colleges, and universities—including CUNY—have announced the May Day Free University, a one-day, “pop-up” university taking place on May 1 from 10am-3pm in Madison Square Park. The Free University… Continue reading →

A new student organization has been launched at York College called S.T.A.N.D.U.P (Students Together Against Neglecting Democracy & Uniting The People). According to the group’s Facebook page Our purpose is to promote awareness and… Continue reading →

The BMCC Student Government Association and BMCC Students United are co-sponsoring an event on April 4, 2012 from 2–4pm in the Cafeteria. The event will focus on stop and frisk and what to do… Continue reading →

Graduate Film students at Hunter College Iva Rad and Martyna Starosta have released “Are You With Me?”—a video honoring Louis Reyes Rivera (1945-2012). Rivera was a member of the 1969 occupation of City College, which was… Continue reading →

A petition currently circulating among faculty and CUNY and other campuses denounces the NYPD leadership for rights abuses against Muslim students. An excerpt of the petition reads: The NYPD monitored Muslim student associations at… Continue reading →

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